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Finding the Best Urban Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Urban Studies is the #186 most popular major in the country with 432 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the United States for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 80% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 79% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Urban Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 50% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the United States. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 4 students majoring in urban studies at Georgia State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

About 33% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Urban Studies at California State University - Long Beach

#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Charleston is a great place for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in urban studies at C of C, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Urban Studies at College of Charleston Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Tufts University

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Georgia

University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Urban Studies by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

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